No Freo kick for banned Bowes

EXCITING Gold Coast youngster Jack Bowes will miss the Round 3 AFL match against Fremantle on Saturday after accepting a one-match ban.

The midfielder had been charged with rough conduct for his clash with Carlton’s Jacob Weitering during Saturday’s game at Etihad Stadium.

Weitering was fighting for position in a marking contest with a Suns defender when Bowes laid a high, front-on bump on him.

The AFL Tribunal will not sit tonight because the seven other players cited on the weekend have accepted the match review fines for on-field misdemeanours.

Phil Davis (GWS), Jordan Lewis (Melbourne), Nick Robertson (Brisbane), Dayne Zorko (Brisbane), Lynden Dunn (Collingwood) and Jamie Cripps (West Coast) were all slugged $1500, while Rory Lobb (GWS) was fined $1000.

Hawthorn defender James Sicily’s knee to Cats skipper Joel Selwood’s head was not deemed forceful enough to warrant a long suspension.

The medical report said Selwood did not suffer an injury in the skirmish, saving Sicily a longer suspension.